downgrading and formatting internal on ps3phat

**Teramos** · 12-05-2010,03:26 PM

i red somewhere that cause of the 256mb flash in the phat models the internal hard drive wont get formatted during the process of downgrading. so my question is do i have to save my games on the internal drive before downgrading or can i leave them there for future use? sry for an extra thread for this but i didn´t found the thread there this was stated.
cheers

**Teramos** · 12-07-2010,12:23 PM

nobody knows?? in the new ps3key downgrader thread someone stated that it wiped his hdd. so i would appreciate if someone who downgraded on a ps3 phat can give me his results. cheers

**chesh** · 12-07-2010,12:26 PM

So far, it's been mixed results. Most people don't have to format their internal, but there are reports of some that do (on phat PS3's). So, no one can tell you 100% if you'll have to format or not, and what that condition is based on.

**Teramos** · 12-07-2010,06:06 PM

Originally Posted by chesh

So far, it's been mixed results. Most people don't have to format their internal, but there are reports of some that do (on phat PS3's). So, no one can tell you 100% if you'll have to format or not, and what that condition is based on.

thanks chesh, seems i have to try it myself :> well shouldnt be much hassle to backup all my stuff on internal.

**radialman** · 12-07-2010,06:12 PM

Originally Posted by Teramos

i red somewhere that cause of the 256mb flash in the phat models the internal hard drive wont get formatted during the process of downgrading. so my question is do i have to save my games on the internal drive before downgrading or can i leave them there for future use? sry for an extra thread for this but i didn´t found the thread there this was stated.
cheers

I think if you have one of the first generation fats then it wont format(60gb launch model)!

Someone with a 80gb fat had to format!

There may be others that dont,but the slims do!

**chesh** · 12-07-2010,06:20 PM

Originally Posted by EverQueensBoss

Ok guys, I did a bit of research on the formating HDD and nand flash part. From what I found that models starting with CECHJ or a later ones like CECHK, CECHL and so on. All the BC ones don't format and the first generation of 40 GB consoles don't either I'm pretty positive. 40 GB CECHG and CECHH shouldn't format, (not 100% sure), the CECHJ 40 GB will format as that's when the new flash gets introduced. I found this info on a russian website so posting source is pointless lol.

Found this in another thread. Seems like you have to have a model that has the 256mb NAND for it not to format.

**bitsbubba** · 12-07-2010,06:24 PM

guess I'm in luck with my CECHA01

**radialman** · 12-07-2010,06:28 PM

And i am ok too,i have the 60gb launch!

**Teramos** · 12-07-2010,06:40 PM

Originally Posted by chesh

Found this in another thread. Seems like you have to have a model that has the 256mb NAND for it not to format.

yeah found that too, since i got an 40gb CECHG it should work without formatting. guess i know it tomorrow

**Kid Krinkle** · 12-07-2010,09:12 PM

Ive got a CECHA 60 gig. What are my odds of a format..

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